Travs stopping in

Tonight's game with Arkansas is the opener of a four-game weekend set.

If the first half is any indication, it could be an even matchup, as the teams split their 16 first-half meetings.

As for the second half, each of the Texas League's eight teams have played two games, but the Cardinals are the Texas League's only 2-0 team.

Locked up

The St. Louis Cardinals announced the signing of first-round draft pick Marco Gonzales on Wednesday.

The left-handed pitcher from Gonzaga University was the 19th player selected in this month's MLB Draft.

Gonzales was the West Coast Conference Pitcher of the Year and was a two-way player for the Zags, but was drafted just as a pitcher.

Tally in for Musial Jersey tribute

The Stan Musial tribute jerseys the Cardinals wore Tuesday raised more than $7,500 for the Humane Society of Southwest Missouri, according to Dan Reiter, sales and marketing director for the Cardinals.

The jerseys, some of which were auctioned with others sold, were fashioned around the 1941 St. Louis Cardinals uniforms.

That was the one year Musial played minor-league ball in Springfield and also was his rookie year with St. Louis. The St. Louis Cardinals icon died in January.

Hanging around

Luis Montanez, a former first-round pick for the Chicago Cubs, was signed by the Angels on Wednesday and is expected to join the Travelers this weekend in Springfield.

Montanez, 31, played parts of four seasons in the majors, three with the Baltimore Orioles and most recently in 2011 with the Cubs.

Montanez had been playing with the Somerset (N.J.) Patriots of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball Clubs, an independent league.